Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-07

OEAfh OF SON OF EX-SENATOR MCDONALD
Mr. Frank B. Mcdonald, the son of ex-senator
Mcdonald, died this morning at his boarding
! house, 1903 G street, Of heart disease. For some
years he has been clerk in the Treasury depart
menu. The remains were taken to Indiana to-day
1Or 1nterment In charge OF Mr.. COlvtlle the
Drotherin-law OF the deceased.
A NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER Appo1NTEp.-The
controller of the currency to-day appointed JAS.
W. Hyatt, OF Norwalk, to be national bank exam
1ner for the states of Connecticut and Rhode
Island, vice A. B. Mygatt, resigned.
THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM CoNTRAcT-The
! contract for building the army medical museum
calls for Its completion by the first Of February.
1t is understood that the contractors will be lln-
able to finish the work by that time and have re-
1887 The request will be referred to the Secretary
OF War.
A STATUTORY SURVEY has been ordered on the
q. S. s. Hartford at San Francisco. The board of
survey Will consist OF Capt. Byron Wilson, AS
slstant Naval Constructor Feaser and the master
workman OF the Mare island navy yard.
FOR THE RELIEF OF MONTANA INDIANs.-The COM
missioner OF Indian affairs has authorized the
issue OF extra ratOnS to the Indians at the Tongue
river agency in Montana in view OF the suffering
which the severity of the winter threatened.
In THE CAUSE OF THE IND1ANs--At the general
meeting of the board OF Indian commissioners and
the representatives of the churches and societies
having missions and schools among the Indians,
last night at the Riggs house, resolutions were
adopted expressing qualification at the progress
mace In many departments OF effort for the i'm
pr0vement OF the Indians, urging the attention OF
Congress to the economy Of placing ali the Indian
ences, and favorfng the passage Of the senate biz
IavOrlng the allotment OF lands In Severalty. The
BOARD held private business session to-day.
TARDY TREASURY CLERKs.-The rule requiring
the Watchmen at the Treasury department en-
frances to take the names OF tardy clerks, which
has not been enforced lately was put In operation
again this morning. FOrty-fOur clerks who read
In yesterdays STAR the announcement of the sus-
pension OF the rule and took their time in getting
10 work, were this morning reported late. Secre-
tary Manning was not disposed to entirely suspend
the rule, but has modified it so that hereafter the
names Of tardy clerks Will be reported directly TO
the heads OF the respective bureaus to which they
belong, instead Of to the chief clerk as formerly
regulation was issued at the Treasury depart
ment to-day stating that hereafter the captain Of
the watch shall report tardy clerks morning and
noon, as 1t is the intention Of the Secretary to
take into consideration, upon the question OF pro-
motions, the puncuuality OF clerks In attending at
the morning and noon hours
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHWEST INDIANS
The agreement entered into by the northwest In
dian commission in behalf Of the government and
the Gros Ventres, Arickaress and the Mandan
trDes on the Fort BerthOld reservation located on
the Missouri river, in northwest Dakota will in a
lew days be sent to Congress by Indian Commits
Soner Atkins. BY this agreement the Indians in
consideration OF $500, 900, to be paid In ten equal
annual payments, surrender to the government
ment is rati1ed, win be thrown open to settle
ment
The Q. s. s. ALERT, which has been repaired at
San Francisco since returning from the Asiatic
station, will be assigned to the Pacific station
She Will be commanded by Commander James d.
iraham. Assistant Paymaster S. L. Heap OF
washington, Will be her pay officer, and he has
appointed Walter COburn, formerly clerk under
the naval advisory board, to accompany him as
paymaSter'S clerk.
ARMY ORDERs.-F1rst Lieut.. Walter L. Fisk and
Second Lieut.. c. E. Gillette, of the engineer corps
have been ordered to be examined for promotion
by the examining board appointed December 18th.
been ordered from Springfield, Mass, to Hartford.
Conn.,, to inspect revolverS. Leave OF First Lieut.
tended till April i, 1887, Tor sickness. CAPT. Jas
+. Simpson, Sd cavalry, granted six months leave
for disability. Leave OF Acting Assistant Surgeon
Jho. NJ. kollock extended one month for sickness.
MAIL MATTER DEsTR0YED.-General Superinten-
dent Jameson OF the railway mail service, has re-
ceived Information that fourteen pouches OF letter
mail and about truck load OF paper mail were
burned In the wreck at Tiffin, Ohio, last Tuesday
morning, and that eighteen pouches OF letter mall
and about eighty sacks OF papers, all destined to
points east OF M1ttineague, Mass, were burned
With the exception OF about 1900 letters which
were more or less charred in the Boston and
Albany railroad accident on the 4th instant.
WHAT WILL THE BANKS Do ABOUT IT.-There is
still on deposit in the United States Treasury to
secure circulation Of national banks the sum OF
s. 1895, ,450 In called 3 per cent bonds which have
matured held by 1876 bankS-in view OF the Attor
ney Generals opinion that NOn-intereSt bearing
bonds cannot be used as q basis for national bank
circulation, considerable interest Is felt to The
probable course Of the Treasury department to-
ward the banks holding the bonds In question.
The banks will be allowed week or ten days more
within which to replace the matured bonds, after
which time all banks In default Will be proceeded
against.
ADDITIONS TO THE LOGAN FUND.-Capt George E.
Lemon has received the following additional sub
scnptions to the fund for Mrs Logan: Hamilton
Fish, 81, 600; Smith, Dickson Co., Of Baltimore,
500; cash, Milwaukee, $500. Capt Lemon states
that he has received about 900 thus far which,
added to the Chicago fund, makes q total OF about
$50, 900 contributed to the fund.
PERSONAL - Representatives Henley, Collins
Cox, and !. H. Taylor, Francis B. Crocker, r. w.
Burke, Geo. E. Charles and J. T. Pratt OF New York,
Luis Huller and Adolfo Bulle OF the City of Mexico
ex-Gov. Hoadly Of Ohio, j. B. Marshall and walter
Alien Of Boston are at the Riggs.-Auguste Gross
G. Neil Of Columbus are at Weicker's-Customs
surveyor Beattie OF New York is at Chamberlin'a
avery Rand and Moses King OF Boston, Alex.
j. Cochran OF st. Louis and H. Whittingham OF
Orange, n. j., are at Wormley Gen. Hustled
OF Peeksk1ll, speaker OF the New York assembly,
Representative MOrTll d. M. keynOl0S OF ST. LOUIS
II. B. Goodwin, VIM. II. Lincoln and W. Y. Blancy
Of Boston, Geo N; Roades and J. l. Clag:
vine and c. d. Conrad are at Wrlards.-
r. w. Clark OF North Carolina Robert 81. burrows
OF New York, and 7. N. r. Ta1cotr OF Mobile, are
at the Metropontan.-M I. Donoh0e OF Boston,
H. B. Weston OF Lexington, KY, and J. E Here
ford OF Charleston, are at the National--,J. c.
McCreery, Walter y. Andrews, e. z. Quimby and
]. N. Huntad0 OF New York, j. r. McMurran OF
st. Paul, and Isaac G. Knox OF Troy, are at the
Arlington.-capt. George Brown and Paymaster
Billings, r. r. VOOrh1eS OF New York Alex. X.
Nimick Of Pittsburg, o. B. Greene Of Chicago, and
I. l. Garnett OF N0rf0lk are at the Ebbitt
An Aqueduct Bridge Suit.
TIE DISTRICT CLAIMS OF THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL,
RAILROAD AND BRIDGE COMPANY FOB $500.
The District OF Columbia to-day entered suit
against the Alexandria Canal Railroad and
Bridge company to recover 44,500 The corpora
tfon Of Georgetown on January 18th, 1889, paid
500 to the defendant company on condition that
the company would construct travel bridge upon
the Aqueduct and maintain It in good condition